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David Oxley(1920-1985)

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David Oxley was born on 7 November 1920 in Wellington, Somerset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), Saint Joan (1957) and Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965). He died on 30 October 1985 in Malaga, Spain.
BornNovember 7, 1920
DiedOctober 30, 1985(64)
BornNovember 7, 1920
DiedOctober 30, 1985(64)
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Known for

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.9
  • Sir Hugo
  • 1959
Saint Joan (1957)
Saint Joan
6.4
  • 'Bluebeard',- Gilles de Rais
  • 1957
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Bunny Lake Is Missing
7.3
  • Doctor
  • 1965
ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
ITV Television Playhouse
8.3
TV Series
  • Frank Hunter

Credits

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Actor

  • House of the Living Dead (1974)
    House of the Living Dead
    3.6
    • Dr. Collinson
    • 1974
  • Oh Brother..!
    • Edward Kingsley
    • 1974
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Wycherly
    • 1967
  • Life at the Top (1965)
    Life at the Top
    6.7
    • Tim
    • 1965
  • Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
    Bunny Lake Is Missing
    7.3
    • Doctor
    • 1965
  • Nigel Patrick in Zero One (1962)
    Zero One
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Sheikh
    • 1965
  • Patrick McGoohan in Danger Man (1960)
    Danger Man
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Ahmed
    • 1960
  • Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
    Yesterday's Enemy
    7.1
    • Doctor
    • 1959
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    6.9
    • Sir Hugo
    • 1959
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Tom Hammond
    • Gerald Halstane
    • 1956–1958
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Lucentio
    • Lt. Taylor
    • Trino ...
    • 1952–1958
  • As I Die (1958)
    As I Die
    TV Movie
    • Gaius Julius Caesar
    • 1958
  • Sea Fury (1958)
    Sea Fury
    6.0
    • Blanco
    • 1958
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Frank Hunter
    • 1958
  • African Patrol (1957)
    African Patrol
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Ray Gilbert
    • Les
    • 1958

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Personal details

  • Born
    • November 7, 1920
    • Wellington, Somerset, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 30, 1985
    • Malaga, Spain
  • Other works
    (Autumn 1953) He acted in Richard B. Sheridan's play, "The School for Scandal", at the King's Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Donald Wolfit, Rosalind Iden, Dorothy Green, Michael Blythe, Ellen Pollock, John Wynyard, Ernest Hare and Ronald Harwood in the cast. Baliol Holloway was the director.

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  • Trivia
    In 1984, he attempted to set up a creative workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa to help teach executives how to speak English properly and to assist them with public speaking. When this did not take off, he returned to England with good friend Graham Murray, who was at his bedside when David died in Malaga, Spain in 1985.
  • Quotes
    Put 'can't' in your pocket, and bring out, 'I'll try!'
  • Trademark
    His extraordinarily powerful voice that he used to great effect, being able to fill an auditorium without the aid of microphones.

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